Table 1 Search strategy for the MEDLINE/PubMed and Google Scholar databases to assess post-abortion family planning utilization and its associated factors in eastern Africa
Databases | Searching terms | Number of studies |
|---|---|---|
MEDLINE/PubMed | (Prevalence OR Epidemiology OR Magnitude) AND (determinants OR associated factors OR predictors) AND (Post-abortion OR postabortion OR postabortal OR post abortal OR post-abortal OR incomplete abortion OR incomplete abortions OR unsafe abortion OR unsafe abortions) AND (family planning use OR family planning utilization OR family planning uptake OR family planning services OR contraceptive use OR contraceptive utilization OR contraceptive uptake OR birth control OR fertility control OR population control) AND (east Africa) | 2233 |
Google Scholar | “Prevalence AND determinants OR associated factors AND Post-abortion AND family planning use OR family planning utilization OR family planning uptake OR family planning services OR contraceptive use OR contraceptive utilization OR contraceptive uptake AND east Africa.” | 1530 |
From other databases | 598 | |
Total retrieved articles | 4361 | |
Number of included studies | 29 |